Tithing
Tithing , noun
[Anglo-Saxon teó{not transcribed}ung.]
1.
The act of levying or taking tithes; that which is taken as tithe; a tithe.
To take tithing of their blood and sweat.
2.
(O. Eng. Law) A number or company of ten householders who, dwelling near each other, were sureties or frankpledges to the king for the good behavior of each other; a decennary. — Blackstone